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comedya play, film, or TV show that is intended to make people laugh

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a play, film, or TV show that is intended to make people laugh

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkɑːmədi/

Korean meaning: 사람들을 웃기려는 목적의 연극, 영화, TV 프로그램

Korean pronunciation: **카**머디

Example Sentences

  • My attempt at cooking turned into a comedy of errors.
  • She prefers comedy to horror movies because she doesn't like being scared.
  • The wedding became an unintentional comedy when the groom forgot the bride's name.

comedy

NOUN

//ˈkɑːmədi//

a play, film, or TV show that is intended to make people laugh

comedy concept
💡 Concept

The audience burst into laughter during the stand-up comedy show.

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkɑːmədi/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkɒmədi/

🌳Etymology

Rootcomedy

Origin

그리스어 'komodia'에서 유래되었으며, 'komos(축제의 행렬)'와 'oidia(노래)'가 합쳐진 말입니다. 고대 그리스에서 디오니소스 축제 때 행해지던 유쾌한 노래와 춤에서 시작되었어요.

🎵Rhyme

melodyremedytragedy
melody
remedy
tragedy

🔗Collocations

romantic comedy
stand-up comedy
comedy show
comedy club
dark comedy
slapstick comedy

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My attempt at cooking turned into a comedy of errors.

She prefers comedy to horror movies because she doesn't like being scared.

😄 Fun example

The wedding became an unintentional comedy when the groom forgot the bride's name.

Shakespeare wrote both tragedies and comedies during his career.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

humorfarcesatireentertainment

Antonyms

tragedydramahorror

Related

comediancomicfunnylaughterjoke

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